The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-03
PERSONAL AND lMPERSONAL.


Miss WinSlow, of Boston, who has
an international reputation as "bcau-
ty,' is having her portrait painted 10y
Munzig.. young Boston artist. She
rep ;tseTted in ball dress of whito
with gold and silver trimmings.
AT Lexington, Ga, in his opening
prayer at colorcd school exhibition a
darky preacher expressed the hope
that all "de small boys will grow up 20
be useful and educated men. like Re
bccca and Elizabeth in dc Bible"
Mrs. Clarissa Cox. of Wakefield.
Mass, who has rounded out one hun
drcd years of life i'm this vale of tears,
was asked the secret of her longevity
Hard work. said she; "hard work
has always been good for me and Two
always had plenty of it TO do
DR. Mary Putnam jacob was the
first woman To obtain admission 10
L'Ecolc dc Medicine, Of Paris. Her
husband also is physician, but they
practice independently of each other
DIR. Mary is n descendant of General
Putnam. of Revolutionary fame. She
is small woman and dresses very
simply
james Russell Lowell has recently
bought house in Ashlicld. Mass.
which j. described rs little bit of a
red farmhouse lying on the southern
slope of one of the highest hills i'm that
region. The low front door reaches
nearly to the caves, and there is room
for only one small window ON each side
of the house.
King llumbcrt, of Italy, often
causes annoyance and embarrassment
by taking fancy 10 any little novelty
which he may see in the hands Of any
of his couIricrs. No matter what it is
"a cane of rare wood, a jewel set in
some curious way. on a fantastic watch
his Majesty will show such an in
tense desire to possess il that finally
the object is offered him and it is al
ways replaced by a present of double
or triple its value.
Some young Boston men met in
their clubhouse the other evening to
play poker and one of their number
suggested that the winnings be given
10 II man who recently had been ar-
rested in the North End for stealing
cabbagcs for his starving family. This
was agreed 10, and at the close of the
game the winners took carriage,
hunted up the cabbage thicfs home
and made his family happy with very
respectable sum Of money.
Mr. +. II. Richardson, the new
editor Of the Macon Telegraph, Is one
of the brightest young men in tho
State. He graduated at Emory College
in 1873, and has been connected with
the Constitution ever since. For many
years he represented that paper in
Washington. and his letters were
among the best from the National cap
ilal He is thoroughly equipped for
his new field of labor He has culture,
courtesy, sense and application --Aa-
gVsta (Ga.) Chronicle.
A French Lieutenant Of hussars
left the army 10 marry n girl who was
too poor 10 bring him the dowry
woman has 10 have 10 marry a French
officer. lie went 10 work for fifty dol
lars month; his wife fell i'll, he ran
into debt, and finally couldn't get any
body TO trust him for milk, which was
the only thing that would keep his wife
alive So hc stole some milk, got
caught at it, and although when ar
raigncd the magistrate let him go, his
wife was just dying when he got again
10 her bedside. lie waited for her last
sigh, and then lay down by her side
and Llc,y ont his braing